Harare vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Harare	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2516	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$416	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$676	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$226	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	38	99
😀 Quality of life	48	98
🏙️ Population	2.15M	5.45M

The cost of living in Harare is 64% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5483rd and 348th ($1024 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Australia, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6918th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Sydney

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	Harare	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.9	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.95	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$363	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.2	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.3	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.19%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$973	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.2	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.57	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.55	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.1	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$295	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10145	$21946

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$770
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$768
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$639
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$754
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$706
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$764
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$577
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$861
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$924
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$828
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$630
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$686
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$750
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1000
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$505
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$815
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$495
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$461
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$591
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$633
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$458
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$718
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$496
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$521
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$613
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$692
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1189
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1473
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$551
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$583
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1229
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$530
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$628
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$1030
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$527
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1133
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$1002
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$1039
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$899

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864